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That bill passed out of committee, but only after being significantly amended.
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The bill expanding mandatory supervised release passed during a special session in 2021, the same session during which lawmakers approved building two new men’s prisons.
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The amendment contains contingency language that the funding would be removed if a bill to permanently increase the BSA passes the Legislature this year.
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While Republicans hold a majority in the House and passing the legislation will be an uphill climb, Gallego, who is running for the U.S. Senate, is optimistic that the bill will pass.
—Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
Neighboring Georgia became the 25th state with a constitutional carry law on the books when Gov. Brian Kemp signed a similar bill nearly one year ago.
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The bill unanimously passed the House March 27.
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In 2021, Governor Bill Lee signed a bill allowing people to openly carry handguns without permits (and since then, state Republicans have been looking to expand the ability to people as young as 18, and for any firearm, not just handguns).
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The problems with federal deposit insurance have been known for years, even by the president who signed the bill that created the FDIC.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 Apr. 2023
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, which the Democrats passed in March 2021 without any Republican support, was billed by the Democratic Party as a necessity for reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The company, Frank, had been billed as a way to simplify the student loan application process.
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The restructuring has been billed as an effort to curb confusion and streamline all film efforts.
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Javier Bardem, who’s Spanish, is top billed.
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Shilton’s insurance was billed $545 for a test.
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Torry received an undisclosed settlement and is now billed as Wright’s co-writer on the track. 6.
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This show is billed as chamber music with an Anchorage Symphony Orchestra twist.
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bill 1
(bĭl)
n.
1. An itemized list or statement of fees or charges.
2. A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu.
3. The entertainment offered by a theater.
4. A public notice, such as an advertising poster.
5.
a. A piece of legal paper money: a ten-dollar bill.
b. Slang One hundred dollars.
6.
a. A bill of exchange.
b. Obsolete A promissory note.
7.
a. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.
b. The law enacted from such a draft: a bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
8. Law
a. A document containing the formal statement of a case in equity; a complaint seeking equitable relief.
b. An indictment or charge in an indictment against an accused person.
tr.v. billed, bill·ing, bills
1. To present a statement of costs or charges to.
2. To enter on a statement of costs or on a particularized list.
3.
a. To advertise or schedule by public notice or as part of a program.
b. To declare or describe officially; proclaim: a policy that was billed as an important departure for the administration.
[Middle English bille, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin billa, alteration of bulla, seal on a document, from Latin, bubble.]
bill′a·ble adj.
bill 2
(bĭl)
n.
1. A structure projecting from the head of a bird, consisting of the jaws and their horny covering and including the upper and lower mandibles; a beak.
2. A similar horny mouth part, such as that of a turtle.
3. The visor of a cap.
4. Nautical The tip of the fluke of an anchor.
intr.v. billed, bill·ing, bills
To touch beaks together.
Idiom:
bill and coo
To kiss or caress and murmur endearments.
[Middle English, from Old English bile.]
bill 3
(bĭl)
n.
1. A billhook.
2. A halberd or similar weapon with a hooked blade and a long handle.
[Middle English bil, from Old English bill.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
bill
(bɪl)
n
1. money owed for goods or services supplied: an electricity bill.
2. a written or printed account or statement of money owed
3. chiefly Brit such an account for food and drink in a restaurant, hotel, etc. Usual US and Canadian word: check
4. any printed or written list of items, events, etc, such as a theatre programme: who’s on the bill tonight?.
5. fit the bill fill the bill informal to serve or perform adequately
6. (Law) a statute in draft, before it becomes law
7. a printed notice or advertisement; poster
8. US and Canadian a piece of paper money; note
13. archaic any document
vb (tr)
14. to send or present an account for payment to (a person)
15. to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement
16. to advertise by posters
17. to schedule as a future programme: the play is billed for next week.
[C14: from Anglo-Latin billa, alteration of Late Latin bulla document, bull3]
bill
(bɪl)
n
1. (Zoology) the mouthpart of a bird, consisting of projecting jaws covered with a horny sheath; beak. It varies in shape and size according to the type of food eaten and may also be used as a weapon
2. (Zoology) any beaklike mouthpart in other animals
3. (Physical Geography) a narrow promontory: Portland Bill.
4. (Nautical Terms) nautical the pointed tip of the fluke of an anchor
vb (intr)
5. (Zoology) (of birds, esp doves) to touch bills together
6. (of lovers) to kiss and whisper amorously
[Old English bile; related to bill bill3]
bill
(bɪl)
n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a pike or halberd with a narrow hooked blade
[Old English bill sword, related to Old Norse bīldr instrument used in blood-letting, Old High German bil pickaxe]
bill
(bɪl)
n
(Zoology) ornithol another word for boom14
[C18: from dialect beel bell2 (vb)]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
bill1
(bɪl)
n.
1. a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied.
2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill.
3. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
4. a written or printed public notice or advertisement.
5. any written statement of particulars.
6. a written statement, usu. of complaint, presented to a court.
7. Informal. a one-hundred-dollar bill or the sum of one hundred dollars.
9. entertainment scheduled for presentation; program: a good bill at the movies.
v.t.
10. to send a list of charges to.
11. to enter (charges) in a bill.
12. to advertise (something) by bill or public notice.
13. to schedule on a program: to bill the play for two weeks.
Idioms:
fill the bill, to fulfill a particular need.
[1300–50; Middle English bille < Anglo-French < Anglo-Latin billa, for Late Latin bulla bull 2]
bill′er, n.
bill2
(bɪl)
n.
1. the parts of a bird’s jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
2. the visor of a cap.
3. a beaklike headland.
v.i.
4. to join bills, as doves.
Idioms:
bill and coo, to kiss or fondle and whisper endearments.
[before 1000; Middle English bile, bille, Old English bile beak, trunk; akin to bill 3]
bill3
(bɪl)
n.
1. a medieval shafted weapon having at its head a hooklike cutting blade with a beak at the back.
2. Also called billhook. a sharp, hooked instrument used for pruning, cutting, etc.
3. the extremity of a fluke of an anchor.
[before 1000; Middle English bil, Old English bill sword, c. Old High German bill pickax]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
bill
(bĭl)
The horny, projecting mouthparts of a bird. Bills have different sizes and shapes depending on how birds feed and what they eat.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
bill
A ship’s publication listing operational or administrative procedures.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
bill
– check
In British English, a bill is a piece of paper showing how much money you must pay for a meal in a restaurant.
We paid our bill and left.
In American English, a piece of paper like this is called a check.
He waved to a waiter and asked for the check.
In both British and American English, a bill is a piece of paper that shows how much money you must pay for services such as electricity or gas.
If you are finding it difficult to pay your gas bill, please let us know quickly.
I ran up a huge phone bill.
In American English, a bill is also a piece of paper money.
note
– bill
1. ‘note’
In British English, a note is a piece of paper money.
He handed me a ten pound note.
2. ‘bill’
A piece of American paper money is called a bill, not a ‘note’.
He took out a five dollar bill.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
bill
Past participle: billed
Gerund: billing
| Imperative |
|---|
| bill |
| bill |
| Present |
|---|
| I bill |
| you bill |
| he/she/it bills |
| we bill |
| you bill |
| they bill |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I billed |
| you billed |
| he/she/it billed |
| we billed |
| you billed |
| they billed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am billing |
| you are billing |
| he/she/it is billing |
| we are billing |
| you are billing |
| they are billing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have billed |
| you have billed |
| he/she/it has billed |
| we have billed |
| you have billed |
| they have billed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was billing |
| you were billing |
| he/she/it was billing |
| we were billing |
| you were billing |
| they were billing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had billed |
| you had billed |
| he/she/it had billed |
| we had billed |
| you had billed |
| they had billed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bill |
| you will bill |
| he/she/it will bill |
| we will bill |
| you will bill |
| they will bill |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have billed |
| you will have billed |
| he/she/it will have billed |
| we will have billed |
| you will have billed |
| they will have billed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be billing |
| you will be billing |
| he/she/it will be billing |
| we will be billing |
| you will be billing |
| they will be billing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been billing |
| you have been billing |
| he/she/it has been billing |
| we have been billing |
| you have been billing |
| they have been billing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been billing |
| you will have been billing |
| he/she/it will have been billing |
| we will have been billing |
| you will have been billing |
| they will have been billing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been billing |
| you had been billing |
| he/she/it had been billing |
| we had been billing |
| you had been billing |
| they had been billing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bill |
| you would bill |
| he/she/it would bill |
| we would bill |
| you would bill |
| they would bill |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have billed |
| you would have billed |
| he/she/it would have billed |
| we would have billed |
| you would have billed |
| they would have billed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
bill
(restaurant) check
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  bill — a statute in draft before it becomes law; «they held a public hearing on the bill»
measure rider — a clause that is appended to a legislative bill legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument — (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right appropriation bill — a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose bill of attainder — a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial; «bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States» bottle bill — a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles farm bill — a statute that would regulate farm production and prices trade bill — a statute that would regulate foreign trade law, jurisprudence — the collection of rules imposed by authority; «civilization presupposes respect for the law»; «the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order» |
| 2. |  bill — an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; «he paid his bill and left»; «send me an account of what I owe»
invoice, account financial statement, statement — a document showing credits and debits electric bill — a bill for money owed for electricity used hotel bill — statement of charges for staying in a hotel doctor’s bill, medical bill — statement of charges for medical services phone bill, telephone bill — statement of charges for telephone service reckoning, tally — a bill for an amount due tax bill — money owed for taxes tab, chit, check — the bill in a restaurant; «he asked the waiter for the check» |
|
| 3. |  bill — a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); «he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes»
bank bill, bank note, banker’s bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note folding money, paper currency, paper money — currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie silver certificate — formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver c-note, hundred dollar bill — a United States bill worth 100 dollars fifty dollar bill, fifty — a United States bill worth 50 dollars twenty dollar bill, twenty — a United States bill worth 20 dollars ten dollar bill, tenner — a United States bill worth 10 dollars five dollar bill, fiver, five-spot — a United States bill worth 5 dollars two dollar bill — a United States bill worth 2 dollars dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam, dollar — a piece of paper money worth one dollar |
|
| 4. | bill — the entertainment offered at a public presentation
programme, program — a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; «the program lasted more than two hours» |
|
| 5. |  bill — an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; «he mailed the circular to all subscribers»
broadsheet, broadside, circular, flyer, handbill, throwaway, flier ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing — a public promotion of some product or service stuffer — an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail |
|
| 6. |  bill — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; «a poster advertised the coming attractions»
placard, poster, posting, notice, card sign — a public display of a message; «he posted signs in all the shop windows» show bill, show card, theatrical poster — a poster advertising a show or play flash card, flashcard — a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher |
|
| 7. |  bill — a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
list, listing — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import bill of goods — a consignment of merchandise bill of fare, carte, carte du jour, menu, card — a list of dishes available at a restaurant; «the menu was in French» playbill — a theatrical program; «he couldn’t find her name on the playbill» |
|
| 8. |  bill — a long-handled saw with a curved blade; «he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree»
billhook saw — hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting |
|
| 9. |  bill — a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; «he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead»
eyeshade, visor, vizor, peak baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap — a cap with a bill brim — a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap — a cap with a flat circular top and a visor |
|
| 10. |  bill — horny projecting mouth of a bird
beak, neb, nib, pecker bird — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings cere — the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds mouth — the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; «she wiped lipstick from her mouth» |
|
| Verb | 1. | bill — demand payment; «Will I get charged for this service?»; «We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights»
charge account, calculate — keep an account of levy, impose — impose and collect; «levy a fine» tithe — exact a tithe from; «The church was tithed» assess — charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine undercharge — charge (someone) too little money surcharge — charge an extra fee, as for a special service invoice — send an bill to; «She invoiced the company for her expenses» charge — enter a certain amount as a charge; «he charged me $15» |
| 2. |  bill — advertise especially by posters or placards; «He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso»
advertize, advertise, promote, push — make publicity for; try to sell (a product); «The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model»; «The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops» |
|
| 3. | bill — publicize or announce by placards
placard post — publicize with, or as if with, a poster; «I’ll post the news on the bulletin board» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
bill
1
noun
1. charges, rate, costs, score, account, damage (informal), statement, reckoning, expense, tally, invoice, note of charge They couldn’t afford to pay the bills.
2. banknote, green-back (U.S.), note The case contained a large quantity of US dollar bills.
verb
1. charge, debit, invoice, send a statement to, send an invoice to Are you going to bill me for this?
2. advertise, post, announce, push (informal), declare, promote, plug (informal), proclaim, tout, flaunt, publicize, crack up (informal), give advance notice of They bill it as Britain’s most exciting museum.
fit the bill be suitable, fit, be right, be suited, be cut out for If you think you fit the bill, send a CV.
foot the bill pay, cough up (informal), meet the cost Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
bill
noun beak, nib, neb (archaic or dialect), mandible Its legs and feet are grey, its bill brownish-yellow.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bill 1
noun
1. A precise list of fees or charges:
Informal: tab.
2. A document, such as a list or an outline, that gives, for example, the order of events in a public performance or the chief features of a stock offering:
3. A usually public posting that conveys a message:
4. The formal product of a legislative or judicial body:
verb
To present a statement of fees or charges to:
bill 2
noun
1. The horny projection forming a bird’s jaws:
2. The projecting rim on the front of a cap:
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
човка
bankovkaúčetvyúčtovatzobáknávrh zákona
regningpengeseddelplakatdebiterelovforslag
laskusetelivesurilaskuttaaluettelo
novčanicaprijedlog zakonaračun
auglÿsingaspjaldfuglsnef, goggurpeningaseîillreikningursenda reikning
法案紙幣請求書
계산서법안지폐
afišaaizsūtīt rēķinubanknoteknābisplakāts
vyúčtovať
bankovecračun
räkningsedelväxelaffischaffischera
ใบแจ้งหนี้ธนบัตรร่างกฎหมาย
dự luậtgiấy bạchóa đơn
Bill
[bɪl] N
1. (familiar form) of William
2. (Brit) the (Old) Bill → la poli, la pasma (Sp)
bill
1 [bɪl]
bill
2 [bɪl]
A. N
1. [of bird] → pico m
2. [of anchor] → uña f
B. VI to bill and coo [birds] → arrullarse (fig) [lovers] → arrullarse, hacerse arrumacos
BILL OF RIGHTS
El conjunto de las diez enmiendas (amendments) originales a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, en vigor desde 1791, recibe el nombre de Bill of Rights. Aquí se enumeran los derechos que tiene todo ciudadano norteamericano y se definen algunos de los poderes de los gobiernos estatales y federal. Se incluyen, por ejemplo, el derecho a la libertad de culto, de asociación y de prensa (First Amendment), el derecho a llevar armas (Second Amendment) y el derecho a un juicio justo (Sixth Amendment). Entre las enmiendas hechas a la Constitución después de 1791 están el derecho a la igualdad de protección legal para todos los ciudadanos (Fourteenth Amendment) y el derecho al voto (Fifteenth Amendment).
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bill
[ˈbɪl]
n
(in restaurant) → addition f
Can we have the bill, please? → L’addition, s’il vous plaît.
May I have the bill please? → L’addition, s’il vous plaît?, Est-ce que je peux avoir l’addition, s’il vous plaît?
(in hotel) → note f
(POLITICS) (in parliament) → projet m de loi
(US) (= banknote) → billet m (de banque)
a five-dollar bill → un billet de cinq dollars
(= notice) → affiche f
«stick no bills», «post no bills» → «défense d’afficher»
[bird] → bec m
to fit the bill, to fill the bill (= be suitable) [person, thing] → faire l’affaire; [job applicant] → avoir le profil
(COMMERCE) bill of exchange, bill of lading, bill of sale
vt
it is billed as (= said to be) [show, event] → on dit que c’est
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bill
:
billhead
n (= heading) → Rechnungskopf m; (= sheet) → Rechnungsformular nt
bill
1
bill
2
n
(= statement of charges) → Rechnung f; could we have the bill please? (esp Brit) → zahlen bitte!, wir möchten bitte zahlen
(US: = banknote) → Banknote f, → Schein m; five-dollar bill → Fünfdollarschein m → or -note f
(Theat: = programme) → Programm nt; to head or top the bill, to be top of the bill → Star m → des Abends/der Saison sein; (act) → die Hauptattraktion sein
(esp Comm, Fin: = certificate, statement) bill of lading (Naut) → Seefrachtbrief m, → Konnossement nt; bill of exchange → Wechsel m, → Tratte f; bill of sale → Verkaufsurkunde f; bill of health (Naut) → Gesundheitsattest nt; to give somebody a clean bill of health (lit, fig) → jdm (gute) Gesundheit bescheinigen; to fit or fill the bill (fig) → der/die/das Richtige sein, passen
(Jur) bill of attainder (Brit Hist) Anklage und Urteil gegen politische Persönlichkeiten in Form eines Gesetzes (US) unmittelbare Bestrafung einer Person durch den Gesetzgeber bill of indictment → Anklageschrift f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bill
1 [bɪl]
bill
2 [bɪl]
1. n (of bird) → becco
2. vi to bill and coo → tubare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bill1
(bil) noun
a bird’s beak. a bird with a yellow bill.
bill2
(bil) noun
1. an account of money owed for goods etc. an electricity bill.
2. (American) a banknote. a five-dollar bill.
3. a poster used for advertising.
verb
to send an account (to someone). We’ll bill you next month for your purchases.
ˈbillboard noun
a large board on which advertising posters are displayed. He stuck posters on the billboard.
ˈbillfold noun
(American) a wallet. a billfold full of dollars.
fill the bill
to be suitable; to be exactly what is required. We are looking for a new car and this will fill the bill.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bill
→ فاتُورَة, مَشْرُوع قانون, وَرَقَة مالِيَّة, وَرَقةٌ نِقْدِيَةِ bankovka, návrh zákona, účet lovforslag, pengeseddel, regning Banknote, Gesetzentwurf, Rechnung λογαριασμός, νομοσχέδιο, χαρτονόμισμα billete, billete de banco, cuenta, proyecto de ley lakiesitys, lasku, seteli billet, billet de banque, note, projet de loi novčanica, prijedlog zakona, račun banconota, conto, progetto di legge 法案, 紙幣, 請求書 계산서, 법안, 지폐 bankbiljet, rekening, wetsontwerp lovforslag, pengeseddel, regning, seddel banknot, projekt ustawy, rachunek cédula, conta, nota, projeto de lei банкнота, законопроект, счет proposition, räkning, sedel ใบแจ้งหนี้, ธนบัตร, ร่างกฎหมาย banknot, hesap, kağıt para, yasa dự luật, giấy bạc, hóa đơn 帐单, 议案, 钞票
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bill
n. [statement] cuenta; [currency] billete.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Please prepare the bill
- Put it on my bill
- Do you have change for this bill? (US)
Do you have change for this note? (UK) - May I have an itemized bill? (US)
Can I have an itemized bill? (UK) - The bill is wrong
- Please bring the check (US)
Please bring the bill (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bill
n (statement of charges) cuenta, factura
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BILL
[count]
1
:
a document that says how much money you owe for something you have bought or used
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He paid the telephone bill.
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Did our water bill arrive yet?
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I’ve been having a hard time paying the bills since I lost my job. [=paying what I owe for housing, heat, electricity, etc.]
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The waiter gave us our bill.
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I can’t pay for it now: just put it on my bill. [=add the amount I now owe to what I already owe and I will pay the total amount later]
—
compare bill of sale
2
:
a written description of a new law that is being suggested and that the lawmakers of a country, state, etc., must vote to accept before it becomes law
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They will introduce an antismoking bill in Congress.
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The Senate passed/rejected the bill.
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How does a bill become a law?
also
:
such a bill after it has become a law
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the GI bill
—
see also bill of rights
3
chiefly US
:
a piece of paper money
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He handed me a 5-dollar bill.
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bills and coins
— called also
(British)
note
4
:
a written or printed advertisement that is used to announce a play, movie, or concert to the public and to list the names of the performers
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Who is on the bill? [=who is performing?]
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a double bill [=a concert that has two parts] featuring two of the world’s best jazz trumpeters
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The notice on the wall said “Post No Bills.” [=do not put any advertisements on the wall]
fill the bill
or
fit the bill
:
to be exactly what is needed
:
to be suitable
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If you want to stay near the beach, this hotel will fit the bill.
foot the bill
—
see 2foot
give (someone or something) a clean bill of health
:
to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly
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The doctor gave him a clean bill of health.
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The governor gives the program a clean bill of health.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BILL
[+ object]
1
:
to send a bill to (someone or something)
:
to provide (a person, business, organization, etc.) with a statement that says how much money is owed for something that has been bought or used
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They billed me for the repairs they made to the roof.
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The company was billed for the deliveries.
2
:
to describe (someone or something) as a particular thing so that people will like or want that person or thing
— usually used as (be) billed
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The city is being billed [=advertised] as one of the best places to live in the state.
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She was billed as the next big movie star.
—
see also billing
3
:
to officially say that someone is going to do something
— usually used as (be) billed
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Both writers are billed to appear at the conference.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BILL
[count]
1
:
a bird’s beak
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a duck’s bill
—
see picture at bird
2
US
:
the part of a cap that sticks out in front
:
the visor of a hat
Britannica Dictionary definition of BILL
bill and coo
old-fashioned
:
to kiss and talk quietly
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A young couple sat together in the corner, billing and cooing.
Other forms: bills; billing; billed
When thinking about all the many meanings of the simple word bill think of the bill you get in a restaurant. A piece of paper that someone pushes toward you, right?
In the legislature, laws draft form are called bills––pieces of paper being passed around. Dollar bills and advertising bills get passed around too. A bird will push the bill of their beak into things too, and the bill of your baseball hat is the part that sticks out in front of the rest of you. When an actor demands top billing, they want to come first on the billboard marquis in front of the theater (and everywhere else).
Definitions of bill
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noun
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
“he paid his
bill and left”-
synonyms:
account, invoice
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noun
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
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synonyms:
Federal Reserve note, bank bill, bank note, banker’s bill, banknote, government note, greenback, note
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silver certificate
formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver
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c-note, hundred dollar bill
a United States bill worth 100 dollars
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fifty, fifty dollar bill
a United States bill worth 50 dollars
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twenty, twenty dollar bill
a United States bill worth 20 dollars
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ten dollar bill, tenner
a United States bill worth 10 dollars
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five dollar bill, five-spot, fiver
a United States bill worth 5 dollars
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two dollar bill
a United States bill worth 2 dollars
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buck, clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
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nickel, nickel note
five dollars worth of a drug
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type of:
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folding money, paper currency, paper money
currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
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noun
a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
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noun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
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noun
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
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noun
the entertainment offered at a public presentation
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“We were
billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights”-
synonyms:
charge
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charge
enter a certain amount as a charge
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charge
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verb
publicize or announce by placards
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verb
advertise especially by posters or placards
“He was
billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso” -
noun
a statute in draft before it becomes law
“they held a public hearing on the
bill”-
synonyms:
measure
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noun
horny projecting mouth of a bird
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synonyms:
beak, neb, nib, pecker
see moresee less-
types:
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cere
the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
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type of:
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mouth
the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
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cere
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noun
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
“he pulled down the
bill of his cap and trudged ahead”-
synonyms:
eyeshade, peak, visor, vizor
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noun
a long-handled saw with a curved blade
“he used a
bill to prune branches off of the tree”-
synonyms:
billhook
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noun
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill.
Government. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
a written or printed public notice or advertisement.
any written paper containing a statement of particulars: a bill of expenditures.
Law. a written statement, usually of complaint, presented to a court.
Slang. one hundred dollars: The job pays five bills a week.
entertainment scheduled for presentation; program: a good bill at the movies.
Obsolete.
- a promissory note.
- a written and sealed document.
- a written, formal petition.
verb (used with object)
to charge for by bill; send a bill to: The store will bill me.
to enter (charges) in a bill; make a bill or list of: to bill goods.
to advertise by bill or public notice: A new actor was billed for this week.
to schedule on a program: The management billed the play for two weeks.
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Idioms about bill
fit the bill, to be just what is needed for a particular purpose: If you’re looking for things to do with the family, this not-too-spooky Great Pumpkin Fest is sure to fit the bill.Also fill the bill .
Origin of bill
1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bille, from Anglo-French, from Anglo-Latin billa for Late Latin bulla “seal”; see bull3
OTHER WORDS FROM bill
bill·er, noun
Words nearby bill
biliteral, biliterate, bilith, biliverdin, bilk, bill, billable, billabong, billbergia, billboard, bill broker
Other definitions for bill (2 of 5)
noun
the parts of a bird’s jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
the visor of a cap or other head covering.
a beaklike promontory or headland.
verb (used without object)
to join bills or beaks, as doves.
Origin of bill
2
First recorded before 1000; Middle English bile, bille, Old English bile “beak, trunk”; akin to bill3
Other definitions for bill (3 of 5)
noun
a medieval shafted weapon having at its head a hooklike cutting blade with a beak at the back.
Also called billman. a person armed with a bill.
Also called billhook. a sharp, hooked instrument used for pruning, cutting, etc.
Also called pea. Nautical. the extremity of a fluke of an anchor.
Origin of bill
3
First recorded before 1000; Middle English bil, Old English bill “sword”; cognate with Old High German bil “pickax”
Other definitions for bill (4 of 5)
Origin of bill
4
First recorded in 1780–90; akin to bell2, bellow
Other definitions for bill (5 of 5)
noun
a male given name, form of William.
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Words related to bill
check, debt, note, statement, agenda, card, program, act, draft, measure, proposal, announce, chit, damage, invoice, knock, reckoning, score, tab, advertisement
How to use bill in a sentence
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What starts with a few innocent bills can—before you know it—become an overwhelming document pile you’re forced to tear through in a panic looking for your lost passport.
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“We are currently growing at 110% average month on month in sales and our average bill value has gone up by 10 times in the last 6 months,” he said.
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An investigation this year by ProPublica found that companies run by the governor’s family have accumulated $128 million in judgments and settlements in cases brought by vendors and other businesses and government entities over unpaid bills.
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The bills are usually paid in private, with no public disclosure.
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They would allow lawmakers to pass, or at least put up to vote, targeted bills on unemployment, increased testing, and other issues.
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“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
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But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy Bill Cosby.
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She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
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That is the difference between the protections embedded in our Bill of Rights and the lived lives of our citizenry.
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The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
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Several able speakers had made long addresses in support of the bill when one Mr. Morrisett, from Monroe, took the floor.
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He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
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Then, you know, she had no right to play in the Rooms again; she was supposed to pay her hotel bill, and leave Monte Carlo.
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For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
British Dictionary definitions for bill (1 of 4)
noun
money owed for goods or services suppliedan electricity bill
a written or printed account or statement of money owed
mainly British such an account for food and drink in a restaurant, hotel, etcUsual US and Canadian word: check
any printed or written list of items, events, etc, such as a theatre programmewho’s on the bill tonight?
fit the bill or fill the bill informal to serve or perform adequately
a statute in draft, before it becomes law
a printed notice or advertisement; poster
US and Canadian a piece of paper money; note
archaic any document
verb (tr)
to send or present an account for payment to (a person)
to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement
to advertise by posters
to schedule as a future programmethe play is billed for next week
Word Origin for bill
C14: from Anglo-Latin billa, alteration of Late Latin bulla document, bull ³
British Dictionary definitions for bill (2 of 4)
noun
the mouthpart of a bird, consisting of projecting jaws covered with a horny sheath; beak. It varies in shape and size according to the type of food eaten and may also be used as a weapon
any beaklike mouthpart in other animals
a narrow promontoryPortland Bill
nautical the pointed tip of the fluke of an anchor
verb (intr)
(of birds, esp doves) to touch bills together
(of lovers) to kiss and whisper amorously
Word Origin for bill
Old English bile; related to bill bill ³
British Dictionary definitions for bill (3 of 4)
noun
a pike or halberd with a narrow hooked blade
Word Origin for bill
Old English bill sword, related to Old Norse bīldr instrument used in blood-letting, Old High German bil pickaxe
British Dictionary definitions for bill (4 of 4)
Word Origin for bill
C18: from dialect beel bell ² (vb)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bill
see clean bill of health; fill the bill; foot the bill; sell a bill of goods.
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